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Robotkid is the alias of Josh Randall, an electronic dance musician, video artist, and video game developer from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Along with PK, he was part of the mid-1990s synthcore band Institute of Technology. [1] He is the former Creative Director at Harmonix Music Systems, the video game studio responsible for the Karaoke Revolution , Guitar Hero , and Rock Band series. Prior to Harmonix, Randall worked for Looking Glass Studios. Like Freezepop, whose Kasson Crooker also works for Harmonix, Robotkid's music has made appearances on the studio's game releases.

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Ludography

NameYearCredited withCompany
Flight Unlimited 1995 playtester Looking Glass Studios
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri 1996 video composition, voice actorLooking Glass Studios
British Open Championship Golf 1997 video directorLooking Glass Studios
Flight Unlimited II 1997 AV supportLooking Glass Studios
Thief: The Dark Project 1998 producer, cutscenes (co-director, editor)Looking Glass Studios
System Shock 2 1999 producer, voice actorLooking Glass Studios
Flight Unlimited III 1999 AV supportLooking Glass Studios
Frequency 2001 music director Harmonix
Amplitude 2003 music directorHarmonix
Karaoke Revolution 2003 project leaderHarmonix
Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 2004 creative directorHarmonix
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 2004 creative directorHarmonix
Guitar Hero 2005 creative directorHarmonix
Karaoke Revolution Party 2005 creative directorHarmonix
CMT Presents: Karaoke Revolution Country 2006 creative directorHarmonix
Guitar Hero II 2006 creative directorHarmonix
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s 2007 creative directorHarmonix
Phase 2007 creative directorHarmonix
Rock Band 2007 creative directorHarmonix
AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack 2008 creative directorHarmonix
The Beatles: Rock Band 2009 project leader, creative director, art directorHarmonix
Rock Band 3 2010 creative directorHarmonix
Dance Central 2010 creative directorHarmonix
Dance Central 2 2011 creative directorHarmonix

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References

  1. "Robotkid:Visuals by design" [ dead link ], Patrick Connolly Boston's Weekly Dig , October 15, 2008.